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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Director(s) Motoyoshi Oda
Producer(s) Tomoyuki Tanaka
Top Genres Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
Top Topics Monster
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Godzilla Raids Again (1955) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Motoyoshi Oda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka.

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Godzilla Raids Again (1955, Oda Motoyoshi)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 10, 2016 From The Stop Button

Godzilla Raids Again has all the elements it needs to be a quirky success. It has a low budget and rushed schedule, resulting in a hodgepodge of awkwardly effective sequences amid otherwise inept ones. The script, from Murta Takeo and Hidaka Shigeaki, mixes inert melodrama with giant monsters. But t... Read full article

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George Takei's first film project.
George Takei, better known as Lt. Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series, was one of the many voice actors employed for this film. The only other Kaiju film he performed voice work for was in the Americanized version of_Sora no daikaijû Radon (1956)_.
There have been two different stories as to why Godzilla's name was changed to "Gigantis" in the American version:
  • Warner Brothers could not get permission to use Godzilla from Joseph E. Levine and had to change the name to "Gigantis".
  • In an interview, Paul Schreibman, the producer of the American version, said that he changed Godzilla's name to "Gigantis" to give the audience the impression that they were seeing a new monster. He has since regretted that decision.

The only Godzilla movie where Godzilla's spines do not glow before he releases his radioactive flame.
This was the series debuts for both Hiroshi Koizumi and Yoshio Tsuchiya. Both actors would appear in five series films. Koizumi would appear in three Showa Era films as well as one each in both the Hesei and Millenium eras while Tsuchiya would appear in four Showa films but only one in the Hesei era.
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